Laura Poitras Movies

  • 2017
    Strong Island

    Strong Island

    Strong Island

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    Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary...

    Strong Island
  • 2018
    Nuuca

    Nuuca

    Nuuca

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    In this evocative meditation, a disturbing link is made between the resource extraction industries’ exploitation of the land and violence...

    Nuuca
  • 2017
    A Night at the Garden

    A Night at the Garden

    A Night at the Garden

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    Archival footage of an American Nazi rally that attracted 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden in 1939, shortly before the beginning of World War...

    A Night at the Garden
  • 2016
    Project X

    Project X

    Project X

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    A top-secret handbook takes viewers on an undercover journey to Titanpointe, the site of a hidden partnership. Narrated by Rami Malek and Michelle...

    Project X
  • 2019
    Shooting the Mafia

    Shooting the Mafia

    Shooting the Mafia

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    Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of a...

    Shooting the Mafia
  • 2022
    Relative

    Relative

    Relative

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    A filmmaker unearths a pervasive history of multigenerational trauma in her Italian-American family. As decades of secrets, home movies, and...

    Relative
  • 1989
    Renga

    Renga

    Renga

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    “Renga is a linked-verse form of Japanese poetry that, though still practiced today, reached its peak between the 13th and 16th centuries....

    Renga
  • 2019
    The Trial

    The Trial

    The Trial

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    Alka Pradhan, James Connell and Sterling Thomas are lawyers for Ammar al-Baluchi, one of the five men facing the death penalty for plotting the 9/11...

    The Trial
  • 2018
    Crime + Punishment

    Crime + Punishment

    Crime + Punishment

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    A group of NYPD officers risk their livelihood to expose the truth about illegal quota practices in police departments.

    Crime + Punishment
  • 2018
    Crime + Punishment

    Crime + Punishment

    Crime + Punishment

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    Over four years of unprecedented access, the story of a brave group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and one unrelenting private investigator...

    Crime + Punishment
  • 2017
    The Moderators

    The Moderators

    The Moderators

    8.72017HD

    In an office in India, a cadre of Internet moderators ensures that social media sites are not taken over by bots, scammers, and pornographers. The...

    The Moderators
  • 2025
    Cover-Up

    Cover-Up

    Cover-Up

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    For the past six decades, Seymour Hersh has been at the front lines of political journalism in the U.S. This arresting documentary, released at a...

    Cover-Up
  • 2017
    Conditioned Response

    Conditioned Response

    Conditioned Response

    6.72017HD

    For the past 20 years, ex-Army Ranger and “killology” expert Dave Grossman has been traveling across the US to train police officers on...

    Conditioned Response
  • 2013
    PRISM: Whistleblower

    PRISM: Whistleblower

    PRISM: Whistleblower

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    The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended...

    PRISM: Whistleblower
  • 2008
    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

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    From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...

    Capturing Reality
  • 2023
    5 Seasons of Revolution

    5 Seasons of Revolution

    5 Seasons of Revolution

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    Lina’s plan was simple. She wanted to become a camerawoman. She liked filming details of life and people around her, mainly during a bright...

    5 Seasons of Revolution
  • 2019
    Days of Black and Yellow

    Days of Black and Yellow

    Days of Black and Yellow

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    New York cab and black car drivers are facing economic and emotional hardship in a city dominated by ride-share apps. As these long standing...

    Days of Black and Yellow
  • 1970
    The Rashomon Effect

    The Rashomon Effect

    The Rashomon Effect

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    What happened when unarmed Black teen Michael Brown was fatally shot by White police officer Darren Wilson?

    The Rashomon Effect
  • 2019
    Cablestreet

    Cablestreet

    Cablestreet

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    A cable system designed by controversial Chinese company Huawei Technologies enables communication between an expert and a machine. Time succumbs to...

    Cablestreet
  • 2018
    Our New President

    Our New President

    Our New President

    6.52018HD

    The story of Donald Trump's election told entirely through Russian propaganda. By turns horrifying and hilarious, the film is a satirical portrait of...

    Our New President